Aug. 7, 2006

Garden City, N.Y. - It was announced on August 4, 2006 by Athletic Director Robert Hartwell that Chriss Mazzarella was named head volleyball coach at Adelphi University. Mazzarella takes over a program that is one year removed from a 20-win season and an ECAC appearance.

Mazzarella has gained valuable experience as a head coach of several area high school, junior high and club teams. Most recently, Mazzarella was the head coach at the Island Volleyball Academy, leading his team to three bronze medals and a silver medal in tournaments on the eastern seaboard.

A 2004 graduate of LIU-Southampton, Mazzarella has been busy during the past year as Head Coach of the Morriss Center Girls Junior High team (Bridgehampton, N.Y.), guiding the team to a 10-2 record. Mazzarella's coaching experience also includes stints as assistant coach with LIU-Southampton men's volleyball team (2004-05) and assistant coach of the Empire State Games Long Island region men's open volleyball team (2004-05).

"I am really excited to join the volleyball program in this capacity," said Mazzarella. "I want to bring my experiences to the Adelphi program and help prepare our student-athletes to compete for a conference championship."

The Panthers open the 2006 campaign in Garden City, hosting the Adelphi University volleyball tournament on September 1 and 2.